Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee released legislation that would add Delaware to a growing list of states that require residents to complete a firearm training course and obtain a permit before purchasing a handgun.
Under Senate Bill 2S, sponsored by Senate Majority Whip Elizabeth “Tizzy” Lockman and House Majority Whip Melissa Minor-Brown, most Delawareans could obtain a permit to purchase a handgun if they have completed an approved firearm training course in the last five years. Qualified active and retired law enforcement officers and anyone permitted to carry a concealed deadly weapon by the State of Delaware would be exempt from that requirement because they already would have been required to complete a firearm training course.
“In almost every aspect of our lives, people must undergo some version of training: to operate machinery, for medical purposes, to drive, to serve alcohol, and many other activities. Requiring people who want to buy a firearm to take a training course isn’t some undue burden; it’s basic common sense to learn how to safely load, use and store a lethal weapon, which will make both the gun owners and the public safer,” said Rep. Minor-Brown.
“We have taken another important step in making Delaware a safer and more responsible state by advancing this bill out of the Judiciary Committee today. The next step in the process is making sure we have the funding to actually implement the law, which is why SB 2 must go to Appropriations: we have to budget the funds before we pass it. I am hopeful that the Joint Finance Committee will provide the funding for permit-to-purchase so we can send the final bill to Governor Carney to sign into law.”
The bill was then reassigned to the House Appropriations Committee, because under House Rule 20, any bill with a fiscal note estimating that it would cost $100,000 or more in any one of the next three fiscal years must be reassigned to the Appropriations Committee, which is comprised of the House members of the Joint Finance Committee. SB 2(S) carries a fiscal note of more than $2.8 million in fiscal 2024 and would exceed $7.7 million in both fiscal 2025 and 2026. So we will see what happens.
HOUSE AGENDA – The House will reconvene at 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 18, 2023.
The House will consider the following resolutions:
- Recognizing Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
- Commending Heather Hitchens representing the Lake Forest School District for being selected as Delaware’s Educational Support Professional for the Year for 2023 and commending each School District and Charter Network’s Educational Support Professional of the Year
- Recognizing Foster Care Month
- Recognizing May 20, 2023 as Armed Forces Day
- Recognizing National Maritime Day
- Designating May 18, 2023 as Global Accessibility Awareness Day
- Recognizing the Last Monday in May as Memorial Day
- Recognizing Africa Day in the General Assembly
- Recognizing Lyme Disease Awareness Month
| Legislation | Sponsor | Title |
|---|---|---|
| HS 1 for HB 66 | Shupe | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DELAWARE PUBLIC EDUCATION PROFILES. |
| HB 116 | K. Williams | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMINATIONS. |
| HB 126 | Neal | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CLEAN WATER FOR DELAWARE ACT. |
| HB 148 | Baumbach | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
| HB 153 | Schwartzkopf | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPEDITURES. |
| SB 57 | Gay | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. |
| SB 64 | Paradee | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE STATE LOTTERY. |
SENATE AGENDA – The Senate will reconvene on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 2:00 PM.
| Legislation | Sponsor | Title |
|---|---|---|
| SS 1 for SB 87 | Huxtable | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE REALTY TRANSFER TAX. |
| SS 1 for SB 72 | Poore | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PERSONAL INCOME TAX. |
| SB 92 | Walsh | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ACT. |
| SS 1 for SB 103 | S. McBride | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS. |
| SB 110 | Lockman | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 AND TITLE 8 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE COURTHOUSE MUNICIPALITY FEE. |
| Legislation | Short Title | Sponsor | Long Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 8 | Clean Construction Preferences/Public Works | Osienski | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CLEAN CONSTRUCTION PREFERENCES FOR PUBLIC WORKS. |
| HB 41 -HA 1 | Digital Right to Repair Act | Briggs King | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIGITAL RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT. |
| HB 50 | Theft of Mail and Packages/Residential Dwelling/Offense | K. Williams | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THEFT. |
| HB 65 -HA 1 | Sloane Hajek Act of 2023/Bereavement Leave | Heffernan | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BEREAVEMENT LEAVE. |
| HS 1 for HB 66 | DOE Annual Reports/Updates | Shupe | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DELAWARE PUBLIC EDUCATION PROFILES. |
| HB 70 | Lynn | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEATH PENALTY. | |
| HB 73 | UI Overpayment Debts/Remove Stat. of Limitations | Osienski | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CIVIL ACTIONS TO RECOVER OVERPAID UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. |
| HB 87 -HA 1 | DE Ag. Production Assistance Program/Create | Carson | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO A DELAWARE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION INSURANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. |
| HB 99 | DE Climate Change Solutions Act of 2023 | Heffernan | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 7 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE. |
| HS 1 for HB 110 | Termination of Pregnancy/Ins. Coverage | Minor-Brown | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 18, 29, AND 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY. |
| HB 112 | Children under 12/Detention Facility/Prohibit | Chukwuocha | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO JUVENILES. |
| HB 116 | AP Exams/Credit/Public Higher Learning Institution | K. Williams | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMINATIONS. |
| HB 119 | Open Container/Alcohol/Bans in Motor Vehicles | Dukes | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RULES OF THE ROAD. |
| HB 121 | City of Seaford/Charter Change | D. Short | AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SEAFORD RELATING TO THE CITY’S ABILITY TO AUTHORIZE ARTIFICIAL ENTITIES, LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATIONS’ PARTNERSHIPS AND TRUSTS TO VOTE IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS HELD IN SEAFORD. |
| HB 126 | Clean Water Trust/Annual Report | Neal | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CLEAN WATER FOR DELAWARE ACT. |
| HB 127 -HA 1 | Counties/Fire Protection Fee/Create | Baumbach | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 AND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION FEES. |
| HB 128 | PIT/New Tax Brackets | Baumbach | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PERSONAL INCOME TAX. |
| HB 132 | Decedents’ Estates and Fiduciary Relations/Updates | Bush | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10, TITLE 12, TITLE 13, AND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DECEDENTS’ ESTATES AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONS. |
| HB 136 | Tax Credit/Nursing Students | Minor-Brown | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PERSONAL INCOME TAX. |
| HB 137 | Student ID Cards/Corrections | Griffith | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUPIL AND STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS. |
| Legislation | Short Title | Sponsor | Long Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 138 | DE Educational Apprenticeship Program/Establish | K. Williams | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TEACHER APPRENTICESHIPS. |
| HB 139 | Town of Townsend/Charter Change | Spiegelman | AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF TOWNSEND. |
| HB 140 | End of Life Options/Terminally Ill | Baumbach | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO END OF LIFE OPTIONS. |
| HB 141 | Criminal Background Check/Elected Officials | Morrison | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 11 AND 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR CANDIDATES FOR STATE AND COUNTY PUBLIC OFFICE. |
| HB 142 | LGBTQ+ Panic Defense/Preclude | Morrison | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
| HB 148 | Administration of Elections/Updates | Baumbach | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
| HB 150 | Cover All Delaware Children Act/Establish | Griffith | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MEDICAL COVERAGE FOR ALL DELAWARE CHILDREN. |
| HB 153 | Political Committee Campaign Donations/Organizations | Schwartzkopf | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPEDITURES. |
| HB 157 | Gift Cards/Original Packaging/Pawnbroker | K. Williams | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PAWNBROKERS, SECONDHAND DEALERS AND SCRAP METAL PROCESSORS. |
| SS 1 for SB 2 | Handguns/Permit to Purchase/Create/Application Process | Lockman | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11, TITLE 24, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DEADLY WEAPONS. |
| SB 3 | Const. Amend/1st Leg/Voting/Date | Brown | AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO VOTING. |
| SB 47 | JLOSC/Council on Libraries/Updates | Hoffner | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE COUNCIL ON LIBRARIES. |
| SB 48 | JLOSC/Council on Libraries/Delaware Public Library Technology Assistance Act/Repeal | Hoffner | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE PUBLIC LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE ACT. |
| SB 49 | JLOSC/Governor’s Commission on Community and Volunteer Services/Updates | Hoffner | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE GOVERNOR’S COMMISSION ON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEER SERVICES. |
| SB 50 | JLOSC/Advisory Council on Walkability and Pedestrian Awareness/Codify | Hoffner | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 2 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON WALKABILITY AND PEDESTRIAN AWARENESS. |
| SB 51 -(HA 1, HA 2) | Polystyrene Foam Containers/Single-Use Plastic Straws/Prohibits/Food Establishments | Paradee | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE USE OF SINGLE-SERVICE PLASTIC IMPLEMENTS AND POLYSTYRENE CONTAINERS IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS. |
| SB 56 | Delaware Public Utility Code/Omnibus Bill/Updates | Hansen | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. |
| SB 57 | Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act/Create/Uniform Law Commission | Gay | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. |
| SB 64 -(HA 1) | Casinos/Licensing Fee/Table Games/Reduction/Capital Investments | Paradee | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE STATE LOTTERY. |
| SB 68 | Child Safety Seat Requirements/Revise | Gay | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE |
| Legislation | Short Title | Sponsor | Long Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 86 | Motorcycle/Operation of/Helmet and Eye Protection Use/Requirements | Sokola | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE RULES OF THE ROAD. |
| SB 89 | Snow Removal Equipment/Green Lights/Use of | Mantzavinos | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES. |
| SB 93 | Public Employment Relations Act/Amend/Written Decisions | Walsh | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ACT. |
| SB 98 | Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Grant Program/Dental Clinicians/DDS/DMDS | Poore | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE HEALTH CARE COMMISSION HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. |
| Legislation | Short Title | Sponsor | Long Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| SS 2 for SB 42 | Pension Plan/State Employees/Burial Benefit/Increase | Brown | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BURIAL BENEFITS. |
| SB 45 | Labor/Unemployment Benefits/Lockout/Disqualification Period | Brown | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION. |
| SB 55 | Delaware Rare Disease Advisory Council/Establish | Poore | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE ESTABLISHING THE DELAWARE RARE DISEASE ADVISORY COUNCIL. |
| SB 66 -(SA 1) | Public Health Emergency Planning Commission/Members/Add/Updates | Buckson | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 20 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMISSION. |
| SB 92 | Delaware Public Employment Relations Act/Amend/Expand/Jurisdiction | Walsh | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ACT. |
| SB 100 | Criminal Code/Drug Dealing/Possession/Add/Tier 3 | Mantzavinos | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF VIOLENT FELONIES. |
| SB 103 | Electrical Vehicle Charging/Require/Dwellings/Newly Constructed | S. McBride | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS. |
| SB 104 | Crimes/Catalytic Converter/Theft/Separate Offense | Walsh | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THEFT. |
| SB 106 | Maternal Mental Health/Updates/Definitions | Gay | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH. |
| SB 110 | Limited Liability Company/Courthouse Municipality Fee/Increase | Lockman | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 AND TITLE 8 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE COURTHOUSE MUNICIPALITY FEE. |
| HB 28 | Whitetails Unlimited/Special License Plate | Morris | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES. |
| HS 1 for HB 33 | Preschool Children with Disabilities/Increased Funding | K. Williams | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FUNDING FOR PREKINDERGARTEN SPECIAL EDUCATION. |
| HB 63 | Raise Earnings Limit/State Pensioners | Dukes | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OF PENSIONERS. |
| HB 68 w/ HA 1 | Lookback Period/Clarifies/Law Enforcement Training | Baumbach | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE POLICE TRAINING PROGRAM. |
| HB 72 | Counties/Bidding Thresholds/Raise | Dorsey Walker | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO COUNTY BIDDING THRESHOLDS. |
| HB 78 w/ HA 1, HA 2 | Catalytic Converter/Update Definition | Morrison | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 AND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. |
| HB 89 | PIT/Update Standard Deduction/EITC Updates | Baumbach | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE AND CHAPTER 118 OF VOLUME 83 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE RELATING TO PERSONAL INCOME TAXES. |
| HB 91 w/ HA 1 | Aggravated Criminal Mischief/Critical Utility | Bush | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO OFFENSES INVOLVING PROPERTY. |
| HB 104 w/ HA 1 | PLUS Process/Expedite | Bush | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LAND USE PLANNING. |
| HB 107 w/ HA 1 | City of Seaford/Charter Change | D. Short | AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SEAFORD RELATING TO THE CITY’S ABILITY TO BORROW MONEY AND ISSUE BONDS. |
| Legislation | Short Title | Sponsor | Long Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 109 w/ HA 1 | Driver License Applicants/Over 18/Permit/1 Year | Matthews | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE RULES OF THE ROAD. |
| HB 111 w/ HA 1 | DMV/Temp. Tags/90 Days | Matthews | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES. |
| HB 120 | Speeding/90 MPH or more/Reckless Driving | Cooke | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RULES OF THE ROAD. |
| HB 122 | State Nutrient Management Program/Updates | Carson | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT. |
| SCR 21 | Freshwater Wetlands Day/June 9, 2023/Designate | Hansen | DESIGNATING JUNE 9, 2023, AS “FRESHWATER WETLANDS DAY” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. |
| Chamber | Legislation | Result | Date | Vote Type | Yes | No | Not Voting | Absent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | HCR 51 | Passed | 5/17/23 2:29 PM | SM | view | ||||
| House | HCR 47 | Passed | 5/17/23 2:24 PM | SM | view | ||||
| House | HCR 52 | Passed | 5/17/23 2:14 PM | SM | view |
| Chamber | Legislation | Result | Date | Vote Type | Yes | No | Not Voting | Absent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | SB 111 | Passed | 5/17/23 4:54 PM | SM | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | view |
| Senate | SS 1 for SB 102 | Passed | 5/17/23 4:50 PM | SM | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | view |
| Senate | SB 99 | Passed | 5/17/23 4:42 PM | 2/3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | view |
| Senate | SB 90 | Passed | 5/17/23 4:32 PM | SM | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | view |
| Senate | SCR 59 | Passed | 5/17/23 4:24 PM | SM | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | view |
| Senate | SCR 61 | Passed | 5/17/23 4:24 PM | SM | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | view |
| Senate | HCR 47 | Passed | 5/17/23 4:24 PM | SM | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | view |
| Senate | HCR 51 | Passed | 5/17/23 4:24 PM | SM | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | view |
| Senate | HCR 52 | Passed | 5/17/23 4:24 PM | SM | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | view |
Finally, here are some recent social media posts from members of the General Assembly or the Democratic Party or Caucuses.
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